LG Williams was born in Evanston, IL and raised in The Ozarks Mountains in Northeastern Arkansas. He studied art at Illinois State University and then at the Kansas City Art InstituteM.F.A. at University of California, Davis, and Honorary Ph.D. from Institute of Subversive Art and Analysis (ISSA), Cedar Rapids, IA. In school, Williams studied under Dale Eldred, Ken Fergeson, Wally Hedrick, Robert Arneson, and Wayne Thiebaud. where he received his B.A. He received his
He has taught at numerous universities and colleges, for example, the University of California, Davis, University of Southern California, California College of the Arts, and the University of Hawaii to name just a few. Currently, Williams lives in Los Angeles and Maui, Hawaii.
Williams' artwork has been exhibited in the Lance Fung Gallery (NY), the Stephen Wirtz Gallery (SF) and California Fine Arts (LA). It is included in many permanent collections at the Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and di Rosa Art Preserve. His artwork, reviews and commentary have appeared in the Village Voice, Los Angeles Times, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, and Artforum.
LG Williams: Art Survey 2004 - 2006
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